2485 AWS Cloud & Platform Engineer III

Job Description

Job Description

For more than three decades, Strategic Data Systems (SDS) has been a software consultancy firm specializing in strategy, technology, and business transformation for Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized firms, and startups. At SDS, we empower our development teams to address our clients’ critical business challenges by leveraging cutting edge technologies. If you seek a workplace where your contributions are truly appreciated, then SDS is the company for you. Join us today to work alongside fellow development specialists and become a crucial part of our dynamic and cohesive community.

Job Title: Sr. DevOps Engineer / AWS AI Platform Engineer

Location: Farmington Hills, MI (onsite 4x a week) - local candidates strongly preferred

Years of Experience: 8+

TOP SKILLS:

Must Have

• AWS
• CI/CD
• cloudwatch
• Docker
• ECS/Fargate
• Experience supporting AI-enabled applications and Amazon Bedrock
• Experience working within large enterprise or regulated environments
• Git/GitHub
• IAM
• Python or shell scripting for infrastructure and deployment automation

What You’ll Do

Sr. DevOps Engineer / AWS AI Platform Engineer

Wealth & Asset Management

Position Summary

The Sr. DevOps Engineer / AWS AI Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable, and resilient AWS infrastructure for enterprise applications. This role focuses on cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, containerized workloads, security, networking, observability, automation, and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Manage containerized workloads using Amazon ECS, AWS Fargate, Docker, and Amazon ECR.
• Support AWS services including S3, RDS/PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Amazon Bedrock, CloudWatch, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, and EventBridge.
• Configure and support VPC networking, security groups, routing, private connectivity, encryption, and access controls.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational dashboards.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, networking, performance, and connectivity issues.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, resiliency, security, and operational readiness.
• Partner with application, AI, data, security, architecture, and operations teams.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation, architecture diagrams, deployment standards, and operational procedures.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, AWS cloud engineering, platform engineering, or related roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, ECS/Fargate, Docker, , Git/GitHub, IAM, networking, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with Python or shell scripting for infrastructure and deployment automation.
• Strong understanding of AWS security, monitoring, high availability, and production operations.
• Experience working within large enterprise or regulated environments.
• Experience supporting AI-enabled applications and Amazon Bedrock.

What You’ll Get

SDS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

• Competitive base salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Optional life and disability insurance provided
• 401(k) with a company match and optional profit sharing
• Paid vacation time
• Paid Bench time
• Training allowance offering
• You’ll be eligible to earn referral bonuses!